Penny Arcade Adventures hitting XBLA on May 21

This seems cool and all, but $20 might be a little steep for this kinda thing IMO

I'll definitely be waiting for a drop in the price. I would have paid $10 for this game, but not more than that.

$20 is hard to swallow on this one no matter how much I like Penny Arcade.

Why no PSN version? But yea... $20 does seem a bit steep.

Does the game have online multiplayer?

I'd pay $20.. if I didnt have to drop a few hundred on a new platform first.

$20? I just spent like $30 on FFCCMLAAK, so I'm game.

SWEET! I better go get another 800 points.

Ugh... PA is a cult of personality. At best their comics are funny 5% (maybe 10%) of the time. If I want to read smug humor I'll read The Onion.

I'd prefer a VG Cats game anyways...

Twenty bucks is a whole lot to ask for an XBLA game. Considering the fact that Xbox Originals are only fifteen.

I'll wait to hear how long the game is, but at this point, I'm doubtful of my purchase.

Will there be any sort of demo or trial of this? I am interested in it, but would like to test drive it first for that price.

I would like to politely state that I do not like Penny Arcade. This has no bearing whatsoever on the news post, but like my peers I feel the need to state my opinion at every opportunity given. Now, I shall invite:

A) Less-polite people to agree
B) Less-polite people to disagree

$20 seems fair. I mean, it is a full game.

It's 6-10 hours of gameplay.

The big question is how long it is and if its a slog or if its tight. I'll play $20 for 10 solid hours of fun RPG action. Especially for a crew of guys who have entertained me so well over the years.

Gah, so jealous! Where's the PSN love?

I'm kinda surprised at the comments here, for the following reason (asked in a few questions):

How long have you been reading Penny Arcade? How many times have they asked you to pay for anything?

I've been reading for at least 5 years, have never been asked to pay anything, and don't feel the burning desire to ever buy one of their books.

So, a $10 game plus $10 to Mike and Jerry for 10 years of strips? In short, quit your bitchin'.

I wonder when it's coming to PC, it was originally planned as PC only, maybe it's coming the same time? I want this for my laptop...

1) Xbox originals had a full retail life at full prices before coming at the end of their life to Live.
2) No other XBLA game of this size and scope has sim-launched on PC and Xbox Live. The ones that eventually get ported to XBLA have already had a full retail life like the Xbox originals.
3) It is a complete game and can be enjoyed as such. The story continues and you won't have to wait for a year to get the next game hence episodic versus sequel.
4) Not as many people seem surprised at $19.95 for PC but are surprised at 1600 points because they are conditioned to expect $10 or $15 at most. As already stated, unless you are going to wait months after launch for it to finally make its way to Live, the economics just don't work with such pricing for games that are trying to be more than the standard Arcade fare.

Digital distribution is arguably still in its infancy. For developers to have a go at it, platforms are going to need to support multiple pricing for different scope and style of games--if successful, developers and gamers benefit from a broader and more innovative selection of games. N+ is fantastic and a great price (I recommend everyone buy it) and if it were not for platforms like Live, it would not have grown from what it was originally. However, it was made for a small budget with a small group of guys and there are only so many of that kind of game that can be made. A story based game is a different beast.

Whether this game is worth $20 is going to be up to gamers at large to decide but for digital distribution to grow which I think is exactly what game development needs right now, things have to change.

I had eyes for this, but:

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/pennyarcadeadventuresepisode1?q=penny%20arcade

I wouldn't plump for an 800 point XBLA title with that score, let alone at this price. If there's a demo I'll definitely give it a go though.

Yup - every Arcade title has a free Trial -- if you hate the Trial, don't buy. Seems pretty damned fair to me.

I love how price sensitive folks are on here. They'll pay $5 for a latte but scream if a game is over $10.

I'm boycotting this game simply due to the 1600 MS point price. Up in Canada we have to spend $20 for a 1400MS point... so if we want this game, we'd have to buy two 1400 point cards or one 3800 point card... and that's just stupid.